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Arkansas Early Learning, Inc.401(k)

ARKANSAS EARLY LEARNING 401(K)_PROFIT SHARING PLAN · JONESBORO, AR · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
5.24%

Peer grade: D · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Arkansas Early Learning, Inc. reported $43,641 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 5.24% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $205 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 5.57% to 5.24%. The plan sits in the under $1M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,109 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Arkansas (426th of 456), and 2,994th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.08 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 185 to 433 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$872,823
Participants with balances433
Active participants433
Employer contributions$88,649
Employee contributions$96,055
Employer contribution per active participant$205
Average account balance$2,016
Benefits paid to participants$250,173
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorEGP, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$873K · 433 accts · $89K emplr
2023$794K · 541 accts · $72K emplr
2022$588K · 465 accts · $68K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$10,382
Total administrative$43,641
The Arkansas Early Learning, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$205
Median for plans this size$540
2024$205 per active participant
2023$300 per active participant
2022$368 per active participant

Arkansas Early Learning, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $540 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

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Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20241
MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$24,058

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$43,641 · 5.24%
2023$28,374 · 4.11%
2022$33,543 · 5.57%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 274207843 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.